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We often hear complaints about Congressional meddling in local, District of Columbia issues. But almost nobody knows that our ninth President, William Henry Harrison, deemed such meddling unconstitutional. It turns on what “We the People”…

IT WAS preposterous for Metro to have considered using separate, dedicated subway cars for the array of racists, bigots, neo-Nazis, white nationalists and other thugs set to descend Sunday on Washington on the anniversary of the violence…

There is nothing more important to my administration than the health and well-being of Washingtonians. Without our health, we cannot live up to our potential as individuals or as a community. In 2018, the District is one of many places…

AT ITS peak, the HIV rate in the District stood at approximately 3 percent — higher than in parts of West Africa. After nine consecutive years of decline between 2007 and 2016, the rate has fallen to 1.9 percent, a remarkable achievement…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is officially on the glide path to become the first D.C. mayor to win reelection since Anthony A. Williams in 2002. Wednesday was the deadline to file as an independent for the November ballot. While a host…

As Washington faces what looks to be a very hot summer, Astrid Jöehnk can peer out from her 1923 row house in Brookland. She knows her street is a little less hot and glaring than it used to be. With help from the nonprofit Casey Trees,…

It is a darned shame that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) chose to deprive 700,000 people in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District of a voting House member for nearly a year, until after November’s election . It’s sad that a federal judge…

LET’S SAY you own a large luxury hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. It’s a good bet the last thing you want is another hotel opening across the street. In this case, the owner of the luxury hotel happens to be the president…

The District’s leaders are not doing enough to lessen the impacts of trauma that thousands of young people face as a result of living in poverty and economically underserved communities. Public health research confirms that the trauma of…

I drive from Capitol Hill to Dupont Circle and back again every day. The traffic is grueling, made worse by all the people trying to stop to let someone out, to pick someone up or to deliver something right in the middle of the street. The…

For those truly paying attention to violence in our country — the violence occurring daily in the streets and communities where our most vulnerable citizens live — this summer has brought what past summers have: an increase in violent crime…

Much has been written and posted on social media about low voter turnout in June’s Democratic primary election, with pundits speculating about the causes. One popular narrative was that, counter to their well-to-do neighbors, residents of…

In recent interviews, D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham showed a troubling lack of regard for the core principles intended to ensure that justice is the aim of our justice system. Remarks from local prosecutors also support a conclusion that…

President Trump’s fate as a booze, beer and wine entrepreneur — resulting from his ownership of the Trump International Hotel in the District — rests in the hands of seven D.C. citizens, all of whom have been appointed by Mayor Muriel E.…

HOUSE REPUBLICANS have hit a new low in their disregard for the District and the right of its residents to govern themselves. Even as they proclaim themselves champions of limited government and personal freedom, they passed a spending plan…

There’s no sugarcoating what is taking place on Capitol Hill. By embedding anti-home-rule riders in the fiscal 2019 D.C. appropriations bill, House and Senate Republicans are thumbing their noses at citizens of the District and their…

Still feeling patriotic after the Fourth? Want to express your civic engagement by carving out your own electoral fief in the District? Here's how you can do that. As of Monday, registered D.C. voters who have lived in their neighborhoods…

Vince Gray is eyeing a run for his old job as D.C. mayor. Having passed on the Democratic primary, Gray’s only option at this point is to run as an independent. Despite what would be an uphill fight in the overwhelmingly Democratic city,…